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Dial M for Murder
(1954),
Director: Alfred Hitchcock, rated PG
If a
woman answers...hang on for dear life!
 Starring: Ray
Milland, Grace Kelly, Robert Cummings, John Williams, Anthony
Dawson, Leo Britt, Patrick Allen, Robin Hughes
DML Rating:
★★★★★★★★★☆
- near perfect
"I sat in that
Knightsbridge Pub actually planning to murder her.
And I might
have done it, if I hadn't seen something that changed my mind." -
Tony Wendice
Why watch this?
It's classic Hitchcock, loaded with, you guessed it, suspense!
Plot Summary:
Former tennis player Tony Wendice plots to have his wealthy
wife, Margot, murdered for her inheritance after discovering her
affair. He blackmails an acquaintance into carrying out the deed
while creating an alibi for himself. However, the plan goes
awry, and Tony must quickly devise a new strategy to avoid
getting caught.
Dad's Preview:
Alfred Hitchcock brings us this tale of a man, Tony, who
plans to murder his wife. Hitch loved for his villains to be
well-educated and confident to a fault. It is this hubris, or
pure accident, or a wily old detective, that solves the crime.
This film, as the mystery starts to unravel, is thrilling to
watch. That is, when you are not drawn to the
amazing
Grace Kelly. She was one of a kind!

Dimitri
Tiomkin; Warner Bros. |